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The Surface of Mars
http://www.windows2universe.org/cool_stuff/tour_surface_mars_1.html
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The Surface of Mars is a Windows to the Universe Exploratour and provides information and images about different features found on the surface and the geography of the planet, continents on Mars, altimeters, Valles Marineris, Tharsis Ridge, craters, dune fields, polar caps, ice cliffs, volcanoes, Olympus Mons, water features, and soils on Mars. Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system pertaining to the Earth and Space sciences. The objective of this project is to develop an innovative and engaging web site that spans the Earth and Space sciences and includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration and the human experience. Links at the top of each page allow users to navigate between beginner, intermediate, and advanced options for each topic level.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • Informal
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Tutorial
  • Visual:
    • Imagery - remotely sensed
    • Map
    • Visualization - scientific
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
The source of this material is Windows to the Universe at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). Copyright 1995-1999, 2000 The Regents of the University of Michigan; Copyright 2000-02 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. All Rights Reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-003-530
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Position and motion of objects
        • Properties of objects and materials
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
    • 5-8:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Motion and forces
        • Properties and changes of properties in matter
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Earth in the solar system
    • 9-12:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Motions and forces
        • Structure and properties of matter
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Origin and evolution of the universe
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Windows to the Universe'
http://www.windows2universe.org/
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
http://www.windows.ucar.edu

Principal Investigator: Dr Roberta M. Johnson
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research